College Student Migration

Figures

Figure 1  Percent of First-Time Freshmen Enrolled in the State Who Were Nonresidents: WICHE Region 1979-80 to 1992-93

Figure 2  Change in Net Migration by State:  WICHE Region 1979-80 to 1992-93

Figure 3  Nonresident Undergraduate Tuition for Public Four-year Institutions in WICHE States



Figure 1

Percent of First-Time Freshmen Enrolled in the State Who Were Nonresidents:
WICHE Region 1979-80 to 1992-93

Source: NCES, Fall Enrollment Survey, 1979 & 1992

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Figure 2

Change in Net Migration by State:  
WICHE Region 1979-80 to 1992-93

Source: NCES, Fall Enrollment Survey, 1979 & 1992

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Figure 3

WICHE states in which nonresident undergraduate tuition for
public four-year institutions is set at:
100 percent or more of the cost of instruction
Arizona, California, Montana, Oregon, South Dakota, and Washington
A multiple of resident undergraduate tuition
Alaska (3 times), Hawaii (2 times), Nevada (1.5 times),
North Dakota (2.67 times), Utah (3.5 times)
Other policy or no uniform state policy
Colorado, Idaho, New Mexico and Wyoming

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Background Introduction Status of the States Policies Influencing Migration Options for Policymakers